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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 15 Dec 2006

I left Eragon feeling like I'd just watched a Renaissance Faire stage its own production of Star Wars…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 15 Dec 2006

Eragon is a dull and derivative rehash of familiar fantasy genre elements with a dragon on top…

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By Brian Mctavish (25) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 15 Dec 2006

Any hint of narrative complexity or character development is wiped out by the film's slavishly straightforward storyline, and its special effects…

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By Liz Braun (961) for Jam! Movies (2,396) on 15 Dec 2006

One needn't be a fan of fantasy-adventure to be thrilled by the winged lizard in Eragon…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 15 Dec 2006

In truth, astute viewers may note a more-than-passing resemblance to Star Wars…

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By Tom Long (1,693) for Detroit News (2,682) on 15 Dec 2006

The characters are full-on clichés spouting wooden lines, given no time to develop as the film races from one silly conflict to another…

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By John Monaghan (292) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 15 Dec 2006

For all the promise of breathing fire and clashing swords, Eragon doesn't generate any real heat…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 15 Dec 2006

The only real difference between Eragon and one of those laughably chintzy movies produced for the Sci-Fi Channel is the cast…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 15 Dec 2006

For me, the movie, although possessed of some captivating storybook moments and an impressive enough dragon, was mostly an overblown bore that…

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By Daniel Eagan (552) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 15 Dec 2006

First-time director Stefan Fangmeier does a good job overseeing the look and pacing of the film, but often seems to neglect more humdrum details…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 15 Dec 2006

A dragon with audible thoughts and no voice is even less interesting than one who can talk…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (604) on 15 Dec 2006

this is a movie that invites comparisons to other movies and stories, primarily because it's just like them…

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By Kevin Carr (1,610) for 7M Pictures (1,037) on 15 Dec 2006

More than a Star Wars rip-off... The only thing missing here is a Chewbacca…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 14 Dec 2006

The big difference between Harry and Eragon is that the former movies range from not bad to very good, but the latter stinks…

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By Mark Pfeiffer (406) for Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (402) on 14 Dec 2006

Earnestly acted and directed, Eragon has neither the visual dazzle nor narrative momentum to compensate for its cut-rate fantasy mimicry…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 14 Dec 2006

Stop me if you've heard this one before…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (630) on 14 Dec 2006

Eragon' is a rip-off, but it doesn't look like one…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 14 Dec 2006

I liked Eragon's story so much more when it was called Star Wars. Heck, I was waiting for a Wookie to pop up…

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By Nick Schager (2,294) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Dec 2006

Eragon's fantastical milieu may be third-class Lord of the Rings, but its story--in what may constitute the most shameless act of plagiarism…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 14 Dec 2006

All of the wooden dialogue and generic hero-questing doesn't even lead to much of note, merely setting up a sequel that may never come to pass…

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